New Bedford man stabbed downtown

NEW BEDFORD — A 20-year-old city man was stabbed in the area of School and Purchase streets and discovered by police early Sunday morning according to Detective Capt. Steven Vicente.

NEW BEDFORD — A 20-year-old city man was stabbed in the area of School and Purchase streets and discovered by police early Sunday morning according to Detective Capt. Steven Vicente.

Responding to calls of a disturbance at about 5 a.m. Sunday, police found the man yelling, screaming and in an "agitated state," waving around a pair of scissors, police said. Officers were able to disarm him and noticed a 3-inch laceration to his right bicep, according to police.

The man was uncooperative and gave no information about what happened, and was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detective Division at 508-991-6300 ext. 320.